On January 19, 2021, just before the end of his term, President Donald Trump issued a memorandum granting Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) for certain Venezuelans for a period of eighteen months. DED is a humanitarian grant of protection for individuals who cannot return to their home country. DED beneficiaries are not subject to removal
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Biden Directs Review of Immigration Policies, Seeks to Reduce Unnecessary Barriers
By Michael H. Neifach, Amy L. Peck & Otieno B. Ombok on
Posted in Asylum / Refugee, Biden Administration, Citizenship, DAPA / DACA, DED, EADs, Executive Orders, H-1B, H-4, PERM, TPS, Travel Ban, Trump Administration, USCIS
On the same day his nominee for Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Alejandro Mayorkas, was confirmed, President Joe Biden signed several Executive Orders regarding immigration, including one that directs complete review of policies.
The first, “Restoring Faith in Our Legal Immigration Systems and Strengthening Integration and Inclusion Efforts for New…
Update: DACA, DED and TPS
On his first day in office, President Joseph R. Biden signed a memorandum for the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security ordering them to preserve and fortify the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy (DACA). DACA was instituted by President Obama, terminated by President Trump, and restored by the judiciary. With this proclamation,…
Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act Allows Filing of Green Card Applications
By Forrest G. Read IV on
While Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) beneficiaries await the U.S. Supreme Court’s opinion and most Temporary Protected Status (TPS) beneficiaries also are in limbo, Liberians have been given what appears to be a pathway to citizenship due to passage of the Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness (LRIF) Act as part of the National Defense…